Buy Gold Bars in the Twin Cities

Per ounce of gold, yes. Bars carry a lower premium over spot because they are not minted as legal tender. If your goal is to own the most gold for your money, bars are the efficient choice. If your goal is easy resale in small pieces, coins have the edge.

It depends on how you expect to sell. One-ounce bars give you flexibility to liquidate a little at a time. Ten-ounce and kilo bars give you a lower premium but you sell the whole bar or nothing. Tell me your plan and I'll point you at the right size rather than the biggest one.

Where the refiner supplies one, yes, and we keep the bar in its sealed assay packaging. The seal is part of the value: an intact assay card makes the bar easier and faster to sell later. I'll show you how to store it without compromising the packaging.

Recognized names — PAMP Suisse, Credit Suisse, Valcambi and Perth Mint among others, depending on what is in stock that week. I don't sell bars from refiners that dealers will question when you go to resell. Call to check current inventory.

Not hard, but it is all-or-nothing. A kilo is roughly 32 ounces, so selling means liquidating that entire position at once. Plenty of buyers are fine with that. If you would rather have the option to sell in stages, I'd point you toward ten-ounce bars instead.

For larger orders I'll meet you at your bank. You inspect the bars there, we complete the transaction, and the metal goes straight into your safe deposit box without ever traveling in your car. I have done it this way for clients for years.